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  • Sunset view from Matanga Hill
    Karnataka

    17 Best Things To Do In Hampi(2023 Edition)

    storiesofraku / January 24, 2023 / 2 Comments

    Hampi the royal capital city of the Vijaynagar Kingdom is located on the Tungabhadra river in Central Karnataka. Vijaynagar once was the richest and largest kingdom in entire south India and hence its…

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  • Taj Mahal view from the rooftop cafe
    Uttar Pradesh

    8 Best Spots To View The Taj Mahal From In Agra

    storiesofraku / January 4, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Taj Mahal, the symbol of love built by Shah Jahan in memory of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world and catching its sight is…

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  • beautiful picture of taj mahal at night
    Uttar Pradesh

    Viewing Taj Mahal at Night – Complete Guide(2023)

    storiesofraku / November 30, 2022 / 0 Comments

    “Taj Mahal” – No words can describe the beauty of this monument of eternal love. Being born in Agra, the first time I saw the Taj Mahal was when I was 14 years…

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  • indiahikes camps during snowfall in chirbasa
    Uttarakhand

    Gaumukh Tapovan: My Trek Rescue Story

    storiesofraku / November 5, 2022 / 9 Comments

    We all have been hearing a lot about the avalanches and the incidents that have been happening in the mountains recently. The avalanche that the NIM(Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi) batch had to…

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  • Nepal

    Solo Travel In Nepal For 9 Days In Under 9k – Nepal Travel Blog

    storiesofraku / September 10, 2019 / 7 Comments

    How everyone always dreams of taking a solo trip to a nearby place. Weeks go in planning and searching about the place. Planning and dreaming about solo travelling isn’t as tough as it…

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  • Hampi travel guide
    Karnataka

    Hampi Travel Guide: Budget Trip To Hampi In Under Rs 3000

    storiesofraku / June 9, 2019 / 26 Comments

    I’ve had a deep fascination for places related to Ramayana. So I decided my next destination was going to be the ruins of Hampi. This Hampi travel guide will list down the top…

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  • Kayaking in Alleppey
    Kerala

    Kayaking in Alleppey: Alleppey Travel Guide In Rs 3000

    storiesofraku / March 10, 2019 / 40 Comments

    After completing my previous two solo trips, I wanted to try Kayaking next. A couple of my friends had already asked me to join on my next journey. So after a long time,…

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  • Kudremukh trek
    Karnataka

    Kudremukh Trek: Weekend Trip From Bangalore In Under Rs 3000

    storiesofraku / January 17, 2019 / 44 Comments

    Kudremukh the “trekkers paradise” and the 3rd highest peak in Karnataka was going to be my next destination. Kudremukh which literally means “Horse” “Face” in Kannada because the peak resembles the horse face.…

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  • gokarna travel guide
    Karnataka

    Budget Trip To Gokarna In Under Rs 3000 : Gokarna Travel Guide

    storiesofraku / January 1, 2019 / 100 Comments

    How everyone wishes to travel but just can’t because of no leaves or limited leaves. I always thought this was a myth that there are no leaves in the corporate world. Fast forward…

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Keep calm and sit on water! Inframe : @harshal_sa Keep calm and sit on water!

Inframe : @harshal_salunkhe_
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SUP?? I mean Stand up paddle! #standuppaddleboard SUP?? I mean Stand up paddle!

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Chill, Fall, Ride, Repeat!!! 📷 @harshal_salunk Chill, Fall, Ride, Repeat!!!

📷 @harshal_salunkhe_

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Getting introduced to Surfing has been such a wond Getting introduced to Surfing has been such a wonderful experience. Last month I got to volunteer at the first surf club in India - Mantra at Mulki and I didn't just learn about surfing, I even got to learn different activities and surf photography. Thankful to all the instructors who became a family from whom I was able to learn a lot about surfing and just life in general.

How i would describe each of the instructors:

@surfer_ashok - the most fun instructor 
@pramod_v_s - learning how to fall 
@subbu_surfer - benki pro surfer
@shanwaz0007 - how to be grounded and always ready in any need
 @baretoe_b - elder brother who taught how not to nose dive 🤣
@surfer_selva - pigdog instructor and really competitive 

📷: @harshal_salunkhe_
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📍Anjanadri Hill, Hampi - Birthplace of Lord Han 📍Anjanadri Hill, Hampi - Birthplace of Lord Hanuman

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Virupaksha temple from Matanga Hill #hampi #namma Virupaksha temple from Matanga Hill

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How can one ever get enough of this marvel! #tajm How can one ever get enough of this marvel!

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2022 didn't have a great start, the initial 3 mont 2022 didn't have a great start, the initial 3 months were so bad and I was struggling to even cope up and decided to take therapy! April was a big relief as I was back on the road and had started to travel , things had started to look better and with every trip I was really enjoying exploring places and meeting new people.

 At the same time travelling and working full time was becoming really hard I was managing but there was so much pressure and I was never relaxed while travelling. I had always had this thing that I wanted to spend my birthday all by myself which didn't go as well either and did put me in a lonely spot for a few days. By the end of my trip in October I was so exhausted that in the last three months I have barely gone out of my house. 

This was the time I was also thinking what are the next steps I wanted to take to travel and thus by the end of 2022 I have given up on my full time job and planned to travel and write about all the places I will be travelling in 2023. 

2023 is all about slow travel!!!

#travelblogger #travelgoals #bloggerlife #bloggertravel #travelblog #storiesofraku
2022 had its own ups and down, but always grateful 2022 had its own ups and down, but always grateful for being able to travel so much! A lot more travel adventures await in 2023!

#travel2022 #newyear2022 #travel2023 #travelblogger
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